Aug. 17, 2009
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, announced today tickets for the 2009 Old Spice Classic will go on sale on Monday, Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. ET. The fourth annual Old Spice Classic will be held on Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26, 27 and 29, at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.
The Old Spice Classic field includes eight teams: Alabama, Baylor, Creighton, Florida State, Iona, Marquette, Michigan and Xavier. Six of the eight teams reached the postseason in 2008-09, including four in the NCAA Tournament.
The tournament consists of 12 games over three days, Nov. 26-27 and 29. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The full schedule is listed below.
Fans can purchase tickets to all six sessions (12 games) for $120 each, or single-session tickets (two games) for $20 each. "Booster tickets" are also available for $65, allowing entrance to all three sessions (six games) involving the pre-designated team of your choice. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or through walk-up at the Disney Wide World of Sports® Complex Box Office. Booster tickets are also available by calling 407-939-1529.
Fans can purchase official travel packages, which include game tickets and official team hotel accommodations, by going to anthonytravel.com (search Old Spice) or by calling 1-888-632-6951.
Additional information can be found on the Old Spice Classic's official Web site: oldspiceclassic.com. For more information on Disney's Wide World of Sports, visit disneysports.com,
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Tournament Schedule
(Home team listed second; Iona will be home team in each of its games
| Date | Time (CT) | Game | Network |
| Thurs., Nov. 26 | 11 a.m. | Creighton vs. Michigan | ESPN2 |
| | 1 p.m. | Marquette vs. Xavier | ESPN2 |
| | 5:30 p.m. | BAYLOR VS. ALABAMA | ESPN2 |
| | 8 p.m. | Florida State vs. Iona | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | 11 a.m. | Game 5 (G1/G2 winners) | ESPN |
| | 1:30 p.m. | Game 6 (G1/G2 losers) | ESPNU |
| | 4 p.m. | Game 7 (G3/G4 losers) | ESPNU |
| | 6:30 p.m. | Game 8 (G3/G4 winners) | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 29 | 9 a.m. | Game 9 (G6/G8 losers) | ESPNU |
| | 11 a.m. | Game 10 (G6/G8 winners) | ESPNU |
| | 4 p.m. | Game 11 (G5/G7 losers) | ESPNU |
| | 6:30 p.m. | Game 12 (Championship Game) | ESPN2 |
ESPN Regional Television/Event Ownership
The nation's largest syndicator of collegiate sports programming, ESPN Regional Television (ERT) annually produces more than 1,000 telecasts of sporting events. Programming includes football, basketball, NCAA events, golf and NHRA events accounting for more than 2,200 live and/or original hours of programming. In addition to event ownership, ERT is the production headquarters for ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network; syndication rights-holder and producer of national, regional and local shows for college conferences (e.g. - SEC, BIG EAST, Big 12, Mid-American, Sun Belt, WAC).
ESPN Regional Television markets and/or owns several sporting events, including collegiate football events: the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas); MAACO Bowl Las Vegas; New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Papajohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.); Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu); St. Petersburg Bowl; the MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); and The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards; collegiate basketball events: the 76 Classic (Anaheim, Calif.); Charleston Classic (S.C.); ESPNU Road to the Championship (Women; San Antonio); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Old Spice Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan); SEC/BIG EAST Invitational; All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) and ESPNU BracketBusters; as well as the ESPN National Golf Challenge presented by Callaway. For more information, visit ESPNPlus.com.
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Opened in 1997 at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is the leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States. The sprawling 220-acre state-of-the-art complex features the Milk House, a 165,000-square-foot field house which seats 5,500 for basketball; the 9,500-seat Champion Stadium ballpark; the Hess Sports Fields, which includes multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields; and the Jostens Center, an 80,000 square foot multi-sport field house. In addition, the complex has 11 tennis courts, including a stadium court, and a track and field complex. The sports complex is home to more than 180 amateur and professional sports and entertainment events each year, including the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves spring training, the Pop Warner Super Bowl, Chelsea Football Club events, the Special Olympics Florida Summer Games and AAU National Championship events. Please visit disneysports.com for more information.
